Bob Smith | |
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Member of the New Jersey Senate from the 17th district | |
Assumed office January 8, 2002 | |
Preceded by | John Lynch |
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 17th district | |
In office January 14,1986 –January 8,2002 | |
Preceded by | Angela L. Perun |
Succeeded by | Upendra Chivukula Joseph V. Egan |
Mayor of Piscataway | |
In office January 1,1981 –January 14,1986 | |
Member of Piscataway Township Council | |
In office January 1,1977 –December 31,1980 | |
Personal details | |
Born | March 25,1947 |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Ellen |
Residence | Piscataway,New Jersey |
Alma mater | B.A. University of Scranton (History) M.S. University of Scranton (Chemistry) M.S. Rutgers University (Environmental Science) J.D. Seton Hall University School of Law |
Occupation | Attorney |
Website | Legislative Website |
Bob Smith (born March 25,1947) is an American Democratic Party politician,who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 2002,where he represents the 17th Legislative District. Smith was elected to his first Senate term in November 2001 to fill the seat vacated by the retirement of John Lynch. [1] Smith serves in the Senate on the Environment Committee (as Chair) and the Judiciary Committee. [2]
Smith received a B.A. degree in 1969 from the University of Scranton in History,an M.S. in 1970 from the University of Scranton in Chemistry,an M.S. in 1973 from Rutgers University in Environmental Science and was awarded a J.D. in 1981 from the Seton Hall University School of Law. Smith taught environmental science and chemistry at Middlesex County College for 15 years. By profession,Senator Smith is an attorney. [2] Smith served as Mayor of Piscataway,New Jersey from 1981 to 1986,served on the Piscataway Township Council from 1977 to 1980,its Planning Board from 1975 to 1986 (as its Chair in 1976) and on the Piscataway Environmental Committee from 1971 to 1975. [2]
Before being elected to the State Senate,Smith served in the General Assembly,the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature,from 1986 to 2001. In the Assembly,Smith served as the Deputy Minority Leader from 1994 to 1995 and as the Parliamentarian from 1988 to 1989. [2]
Smith sponsored and passed laws dealing with such matters as increasing penalties for violations of environmental laws,repairing outmoded combined sewer systems,and reforming the state's oil spill prevention efforts. Senator Smith's legislative accomplishments include authoring the Ocean Pollution Bounty Act,Sludge Management Act,Oil Spill Prevention Act,the Worker and Community Right to Know Act and the Clean Water Enforcement Act. He has sought the enactment of laws affording greater protection to child victims of abuse and sponsored bills to increase the penalties for carjacking.
In 2020,he was one of the co-sponsors of Assembly Bill 4454 (now N.J.S.A. 18A:35-4.36a) which requires that a curriculum on diversity and inclusion be part of the school curriculum for students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. [3]
Committee assignments for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [2]
Each of the 40 districts in the New Jersey Legislature has one representative in the New Jersey Senate and two members in the New Jersey General Assembly. [4] The representatives from the 17th District for the 2024—2025 Legislative Session are: [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 20,643 | 72.8 | |
Republican | William P. Mikita Jr. | 7,718 | 27.2 | |
Total votes | 28,361 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 32,455 | 69.11 | |
Republican | James A. Abate | 14,505 | 30.89 | |
Total votes | 46,960 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Bob Smith | 29,816 | 71.4 | 11.6 | |
Republican | Daryl J. Kipnis | 11,921 | 28.6 | 11.6 | |
Total votes | 41,737 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 22,920 | 59.8 | |
Republican | Brian D. Levine | 15,403 | 40.2 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 15,507 | 64.0 | |
Republican | Jordan Rickards | 8,715 | 36.0 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 16,898 | 61.7 | |
Republican | John Costello | 10,506 | 38.3 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 17,438 | 61.0 | |
Republican | Jeffrey M. Orbach | 11,168 | 39.0 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Smith | 29,290 | 68.9 | |
Republican | Matthew "Skip" House | 13,216 | 31.1 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 11,946 | 37.2 | |
Democratic | Jerry Green (incumbent) | 10,963 | 34.2 | |
Republican | Tracy Ford | 4,727 | 14.7 | |
Republican | Daniel N. Epstein | 4,463 | 13.9 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 27,802 | 34.5 | |
Democratic | Jerry Green (incumbent) | 26,135 | 32.4 | |
Republican | Phyllis A. Mason | 13,310 | 16.5 | |
Republican | Daniel N. Epstein | 11,803 | 14.6 | |
Independent | Pat M. Iurilli | 802 | 1.0 | |
Independent | Joy Norsworthy | 778 | 1.0 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 17,068 | 33.6 | |
Democratic | Jerry Green (incumbent) | 16,611 | 32.7 | |
Republican | Michael De Nardo | 7,367 | 14.5 | |
Republican | Michael Ullnick | 7,043 | 13.9 | |
Independent | Richard Rutkowski | 1,441 | 2.8 | |
Independent | Erich Sturn | 1,201 | 2.4 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 26,480 | 32.0 | |
Democratic | Jerry Green (incumbent) | 25,633 | 31.0 | |
Republican | Al Smith | 15,463 | 18.7 | |
Republican | John H. Bresnan | 15,217 | 18.4 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 17,206 | 26.1 | |
Democratic | Jerry Green | 16,449 | 24.9 | |
Republican | Barbara "Bobbie" Weigel | 15,165 | 23.0 | |
Republican | Frank A. Santoro | 14,827 | 22.5 | |
Independent | Moses Williams | 818 | 1.2 | |
Independent | Al Olszewski | 759 | 1.2 | |
Independent | Joseph S. Ginn | 728 | 1.1 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 26,999 | 33.6 | |
Democratic | David C. Schwartz (incumbent) | 26,720 | 33.3 | |
Republican | George B. Gore | 13,155 | 16.4 | |
Republican | Csilla Soproni | 12,270 | 15.3 | |
Independent | Joseph F. Scalera III | 1,210 | 1.5 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David C. Schwartz (incumbent) | 18,455 | 31.9 | |
Democratic | Bob Smith (incumbent) | 18,047 | 31.2 | |
Republican | Dorothy Sonnenberg | 10,780 | 18.6 | |
Republican | Peter J. Selesky | 10,529 | 18.2 | |
Democratic hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | David C. Schwartz (incumbent) | 21,174 | 28.1 | |
Democratic | Bob Smith | 19,556 | 26.0 | |
Republican | Angela L. Perun (incumbent) | 19,104 | 25.4 | |
Republican | Francis J. Coury | 15,503 | 20.6 | |
Democratic hold |
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